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Why would you want to find the best temp jobs if you are a student? If you are a student and you truly want to make some extra money, but at the same time you’re not comfortable with skipping class, the only option until now was to get a part time job. However, we all know that par time jobs do not truly allow you a great degree of flexibility. Thankfully, right now there are quite a few temporary jobs available and these truly offer you the flexibility you need to a) make some extra money and b) start getting experience that you can later use in life.

There are many agencies out there that can help you find a job quick, but which should you use, and why? When you are looking for a stopgap job, it is still important to take the time to evaluate which agency to use and not waste your time. In the same way that if you already have a job and you are looking to get a better position or get more money, then you would take your time and see what’s out there.

WANT TO MAKE SOME EXTRA MONEY THIS SUMMER? Heroes, check your mail! And if that wasn’t enough we’re running a little competition and giving away 3 pairs of tickets to the infamous South West Four Festival on bank holiday Sunday August 28th. About South West Four Festival 2016 South West Four Festival, or SW4 is an electronic music festival that takes place in Clapham, South West London. It is named after the postcode in which it takes place. The South West Four Festival sees Clapham Common transformed with food stalls, bars and fairground rides, with tented and open-air stages playing host to some of the biggest names in the world of electronic music. 2015’s line-up included Faithless, Fatboy Slim and Basement Jaxx. The South West Four Festival weekender is now one of the capital’s most anticipated festivals, popular with clubbers looking for one last summer dance blowout, before spilling out into the London night to party until the early hours. The line-up for 2016 includes: The Chemical Brothers [Live], Dizzee Rascal, Above & Beyond, Cirez D, Sven Vath, Rudimental [Live], Andy C and Carl Cox Good luck! Team Staff Heroes

Join our team as a Business Operations Intern Are you curious in nature? Do you enjoy finding creative solutions to tough problems? Are you a self starter who has the smarts to make it up as you go along and iterate until you get the the best solution? Do you love making customers happy? If the answer is yes you’ve come to the right place! We’re looking for an operations superstar, someone who can make sure our system is purring along. Ever wanted to work in the control room at Nasa or SpaceX? Then we have just the toy for you. We’ve built a super automated system that can deliver a Hero (aka worker) to Businesses at the right time and at the right place On Demand 24/7. Find out more information here Team Staff Heroes

If you truly want to find a job fast, you need to know how to find the best temp agencies to work for Why? Because few of them can truly offer you a large number of jobs that will give you the extra cash in your wallet. There have been lots of cases where people using unreliable staffing agencies found that they didn’t get any jobs, or they got jobs that didn’t meet their expectations, or worse, got the job and they got fired shortly after because they were not skilled enough for the job.

Across the Internet there is a constant debate taking place over the best staffing agencies to work for. While there are pros and cons not all opinions are 100% objective and it is important to take under account the fact that there always are a few bad apples in every basket. So what does this mean if you are looking for work and how you should be choosing which staffing agency to work for? The role of a staffing agency Of course, the only role of a staffing agency from an employee’s point of view is to help find a job in the desired field, a job that usually needs to pay more, have more benefits and offer a constant income – or, in other words, offer stability. Needless to say, in the last years, since the recession hit the global market, we saw an increased demand for temporary jobs, and while this opened a lot of opportunities of earning, there are cases where we see that there are companies that take advantage of it. There are documented cases where companies had hired people and ended the contract just before getting unemployment benefits, or they didn’t provide a contract whatsoever. There are also cases

If you are tired of your full time job and are on the search for a way to work when you want and have a flexible schedule, then a temp job can be the answer. Nevertheless, you might be wondering if you are going to cash out some good money by doing this. So, we will tell you all that you need to know about temporary jobs that pay well in London.

Hospitality Temp Staff in London – Benefits for your Business In hospitality, there is a constant need for qualified staff. The problem comes from the fact that in this business, there are times when there is a need for additional personnel. There are always conventions, weddings and other events that require more hands to be present. And this is when hospitality temp staff is required to give a helping hand. So, why hire temporary staff instead of part time or full time? Let us take a look at the top 3 benefits. Benefit #1: Get qualified personnel fast If you choose to go through the normal screening process, hiring qualified people can take quite a bit of time. You need to talk to the HR, post the position, then start screening CVs, tell HR which people you want to see, wait for the people to reply, let HR interview them and once they decide they got the right person, interview them yourself, decide which one is the best, and then wait for the papers, and finally, after that, you got yourself a new employee. This can take anything from a couple of days to a couple of weeks. And

Image: Getty / CityAM Another year another boat race, what a great afternoon out enjoyed by all! This year our army of Heroes was supporting businesses along the river with their needs for temp staff, a massive operation all round. Cambridge selected the Surrey station after winning the toss, hoping that the difficult south wind would cause issues for the the Oxford boat crew. The 162 Varsity Boat Race was won by Cambridge won by Oxford by two and a half lengths, finally ending a three year run for Oxford on the River Thames. As usual thousands of spectators lined the river bank from Putney to Barnes passing through Hammersmith with accompanying cheer! The Boat Race weekend is typically a very busy event for all businesses down the river, especially Pubs, Bars and Restaurant, causing an appreciated surge in business. Whilst this demand is welcome for businesses it can cause issues with staffing. No one likes to wait at the bar to be served or for a bite to eat when they could be outside enjoying the atmosphere. Staff Heroes Temp Staff to the rescue Fortunately a lot of businesses who may not have the time or money to use temp staffing agencies chose

Only 1 week to go before our 1st Hotelympia! We’re excited to meet everyone, come meet us at stand 2992 in the careers section. We’re in good company and we’ll be exhibiting next to Club Med, Harvey Nichols and Springboard. If you’re meeting them pop by to say hi too! We’ll be running competitions and promos in the run up to the event and every day we are there. Want to win an iPad Mini? Come tell us what would be your Superhero power See full Ts & Cs here We’ve also produced a white paper which is available on our site “Technology Trends White Paper 2016 – Learn how The Gig Economy is revolutionizing Short Term Staffing” – It’s free Product Categories where we will be present: Careers in Hospitality | Recruitment | Training | Hand Held Technology | Computer Software | Bar/Pub Management Systems | Human Resource Management | Training & Skills We hope to see you there! Your Staff Heroes Team